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We are currently looking for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our team in Leeds.
YOUR NEW ROLE, WHAT'S INVOLVED?
* The development of professional and technically competent reports and liaison with specialists and clients, making use of efficient working practices to provide industry leading, best value services.
* Effectively managing and delivering project work with robust project financial management.
* Assisting in the management of team resources and allocation of appropriate project resources.
* Managing, motivating, mentoring and developing professional staff.
* Providing support in all aspects of project delivery including client liaison, contractors and sub consultants, public and statutory body consultation, quality control and management of specialists.
* Site based work supervising ground investigation and construction.
WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:
* Technical expertise in geotechnical engineering with a demonstrable understanding of the underlying principles.
* Consultancy experience with demonstrably good commercial awareness and relationships with clients & contractors.
* Experience in the delivery of geotechnical projects, including preparing reports to a high technical level.
* An understanding of client requirements and the ability to influence contract specifications.
* Excellent report-writing and client liaison skills.
* Previous experience of undertaking and managing: geotechnical desk studies; designing, procuring & supervising Ground Investigations (GIs); checking Ground Investigation Reports & Geotechnical Design Reports in accordance with the requirements of Eurocode 7: Part 1.
* Working knowledge of Eurocode 7 and UK annex design codes, ground investigation and construction contracts and specifications.
* Familiarity and an ability to interrogate a wide range of geotechnical software for the design of civil engineering projects including deep and shallow foundations (including pile group analysis), embedded and gravity retaining walls, earthworks/slope stability and reinforced earthworks.
* The skills to check and critically evaluate the work done by others, be it drawings, calculations or reports, and have a proven track record of doing so.
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